Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2013 : Sale A1072 Lot 1418 - S2
BOSS & CO. A RARE PERKES 1878 PATENT 12-BORE BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 3944,

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BOSS & CO.
A RARE PERKES 1878 PATENT 12-BORE BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 3944,
30in. nitro reproved blued damascus barrels, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx.1/2 choke in both, wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, T. Perkes patent barrel-cocking hammerless action, patent no. 1968 of 16th May 1878, use number 363, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, cocking-indicators, finely engraved with scrolling acanthus, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 3/8in. figured stock (likely historic replacement with matching fore-end wood), steel heel and toe plates, fore-end with grip-catch release lever, weight 6lb. 4oz., in a brass-cornered canvas case

Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was ordered October 1888 with 30in. barrels by Frederick Sassoon of 30 Dukes St. [London].

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Estimate £800-1,200

S2